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<blockquote data-quote="Arnold Ziffle" data-source="post: 674448" data-attributes="member: 43"><p>Congrats on thinking outside the box a little. I'd also be inclined to forget about using an Angus or Brangus bull with LH cows. I don't know if he still frequents the CT boards (you might want to send him a PM) but there used to be a member named "Stocky" from Missouri that posted about having very good results using LH cows and Char bulls (at least I think he mentioned Char bulls). As I recall, he bought the cows for bargain prices at regular auctions, cut the horns back significantly, and then ran them on his poorer forage places. Just like in any business, it's not necessarily selling your end product for the highest gross proceeds that gets you the most profit. Cheaper LH cows and the ability to utilize poorer forage in a pretty hostile environment, plus the generally longer productive life expectancy, might just be the ticket. From time to time I've toyed with the same idea myself. Perhaps another option to consider is getting your cow herd to just have a meaningful LH influence. I know of a fella (now retired) that did very well with Char bulls and some composite cows that were anywhere from 25% to 50% LH. And as I recall, the CT member called "Bez+" could tell you about his positive experience with a cow herd that has some minority % of LH blood, albeit in a completely different environment than yours. Heck, I remember back to when I was a kid, absolutely our two best calf raisers, year after year, were composites that many folks reading the CT board would scoff or chuckle at --- 50/50 Brahman/Jersey and 50/50 Brahman/Holstein. They were first class calf raisers, in a very crappy pasture, and I sure wish I had a herd full of gals like them to put with a real good terminal bull! </p><p></p><p>Was very glad to read of the positive developments in your medical situation. Thanks be to God and good luck to you and yours.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Arnold Ziffle, post: 674448, member: 43"] Congrats on thinking outside the box a little. I'd also be inclined to forget about using an Angus or Brangus bull with LH cows. I don't know if he still frequents the CT boards (you might want to send him a PM) but there used to be a member named "Stocky" from Missouri that posted about having very good results using LH cows and Char bulls (at least I think he mentioned Char bulls). As I recall, he bought the cows for bargain prices at regular auctions, cut the horns back significantly, and then ran them on his poorer forage places. Just like in any business, it's not necessarily selling your end product for the highest gross proceeds that gets you the most profit. Cheaper LH cows and the ability to utilize poorer forage in a pretty hostile environment, plus the generally longer productive life expectancy, might just be the ticket. From time to time I've toyed with the same idea myself. Perhaps another option to consider is getting your cow herd to just have a meaningful LH influence. I know of a fella (now retired) that did very well with Char bulls and some composite cows that were anywhere from 25% to 50% LH. And as I recall, the CT member called "Bez+" could tell you about his positive experience with a cow herd that has some minority % of LH blood, albeit in a completely different environment than yours. Heck, I remember back to when I was a kid, absolutely our two best calf raisers, year after year, were composites that many folks reading the CT board would scoff or chuckle at --- 50/50 Brahman/Jersey and 50/50 Brahman/Holstein. They were first class calf raisers, in a very crappy pasture, and I sure wish I had a herd full of gals like them to put with a real good terminal bull! Was very glad to read of the positive developments in your medical situation. Thanks be to God and good luck to you and yours. [/QUOTE]
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